Trump Envoys Make First Visit to Ukraine
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met on Sunday with Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv, a day after talks with Vladimir V. Putin in Moscow. Original article contains video illustrations of the meeting, as well as links to items mentioned in the article. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/world/europe/ukraine-zelensky-witkoff-kushner-russia-putin.html Cassandra Vinograd and Andrew E. Kramer Reporting from Kyiv, Ukraine Sept. 6, 2026 The New York Times , Updated 3:30 p.m. ET President Trump’s envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, met with officials in Ukraine on Sunday in their first trip to the country and the second stop on a diplomatic tour aimed at reviving efforts to end the war between Ukraine and Russia. Mr. Witkoff and Mr. Kushner came straight from Moscow, where they spent several hours on Saturday with Vladimir V. Putin, the Russian president. Arriving in Kyiv by train, they alighted on a platform bearing a sign that read, “PEACE EXPRESS,” and then were taken by motorcade to me...